Rose Natalie Galipeau Wood

Rose Natalie Galipeau Wood 1909-2008 NORTH ADAMS Rose Natalie Galipeau Wood, 98, of 293 Ashland St. died Monday April 21, 2008 at North Adams Commons. Born Nov. 20, 1909 in North Adams, daughter of Ernest Galipeau and Louise Robert Galipeau, she attended the former Notre Dame Parochial School and graduated from the Bliss Business School. She was first employed at the former FW Woolworth and was last employed by Peebles Jewelry Store until her retirement in 1981. She was a communicant of Notre Dame Church and was a member and past president of Le Cercle Francais. Mrs. Wood assisted her husband in the operation of George Wood Lawnmower Sales and Service. She enjoyed gardening and was well known for her love of people and her sense of humor. She was the widow of George H. Wood Sr., who died on Feb. 16, 1993. They were married on Jan. 18, 1942. She leaves a son, George H. Wood Sr., and his wife, Wendy, of Arlington; a daughter, Claire Ternan, and her husband, John of Nashua, N.H.; three grandchildren, Julia Wood of Arlington, Christopher Ternan, and his wife, Ai, of Brookline, and Laura Casanova, and her husband, Carlos, of Santiago, Chilel; two great-grandchildren, Yuki Rose Ternan and Avila Belen Casanova; a sister-in-law, Kelly Galipeau of North Adams; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four sisters, Yvonne Brooks, Evelyn Law, Alice Lavariere, Helene Rousseau; and five brothers, Ernest, Armand, Henry, Robert, and Philip Galipeau. FUNERAL NOTICE: The funeral will be Friday, April 25, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. from FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS CENTRAL CHAPELS, 74 Marshall St. North Adams followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony Church. Burial will follow in Southview cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations to Oxfam America or the Christian Foundation for Children & Aging in care of the funeral home.